Single-player games like Animal Up!
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Animal Up!, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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That's a lot of pixels!
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
That's a lot of pixels! is a fast-paced retro mini-games compilation featuring a wide variety of genres: rogue-like, platformer, puzzle, shooters, beat'em up, ….
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Rotund Zero
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Get your bouncing bunny quick fix with Rotund Zero, a casual approach to hardcore platforming!
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They Came From the Sky
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
They Came From the Sky is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the Flying Saucers in the 1950s with one and only one Mission: Make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie!
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Cracker
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Animal Up!.
Cracker is a classic fast-paced arcade game that will hook you up trying to get the top score.
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Pingers
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Pingers is an addictive 'one-more-round' score chaser which is perfect to play solo or with friends. Ping your way to victory and see just how far you can get!
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Cash Cow DX
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Animal Up!.
Holy cow, it’s all about the moooney! Run, jump and slide in this udderly moo-velous adventure to reclaim your fortunes from those sneaky Pig Pockets. Tough as nails and no continues! Are you up for the challenge?
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Kelp Keeper
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Take on a vital role in the ecosystem in this action-packed bullet hell. Control a charming sea otter and protect the kelp forest from an endless onslaught of devious sea critters. Skillfully dodge attacks, grab your prey, and eat them all at the surface for a huge satisfying snack.
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The Wingless Bee
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
The Wingless Bee is a brand new Frogger-inspired game where a bee named Bella is abruptly thrown far away from the hive she lives and works at. With her wings destroyed, she can only hop to get back home.
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Donuts'n'Justice
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
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Obludia
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
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Jet Set Knights
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age such as Mario Bros, Snow Bros or newest Super Crate Box. If You love retro 2D platformers mixed with tower defense and RPG elements, Jet Set Knight is for You!
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Gunman Tales
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Gunman Tales is an old-school action adventure game for 1-4 players set in the wild west and inspired by the legendary game from Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal
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Numgeon
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Up!.
Numgeon is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced casual clicker RPG. Click your way through the darkest dungeons with your mighty heroes! Slay the monsters, collect gold and gain new upgrades as you progress.
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Vermitron
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
They're Coming! Get ready to defend your lovely Flower from invading insect! Prepare your Bug Spray, Call your Holo-Pet, Fortify base and don't forget your mission: Find the Watering-Can!
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Meow'n'Dash
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Meow 'n' Dash is a tiny, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game. Play as one of the adorable kittens and clear stages by turning all the yarn balls to the same color by pushing them against each other.